• PSPS 2999R: Group Studies

  1.00 - 9.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

  
  On demand. Prerequisites: department head approval. Department may have additional prerequisite requirements.
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• PSPS 3000: Research Methods

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

  
  Concepts and methods for empirical research in political science and public service. Required for political science majors. Offered fall and spring.
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• PSPS 3010: Career Development

  1.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

  
  This course is designed to assist students as they prepare to embark on future career opportunities in political science, public administration, public policy, and nonprofit careers. Students will learn to research job opportunities, prepare career professional materials, network, and conduct professional interviews.
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• PSPS 3052: Political Philosophy I

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

  
  An introduction to such theoretical concerns of Western political science as sovereignty, rights, justice, property, liberty, and equality. This course emphasizes the ancient philosophers through the Enlightenment, such as given in the works of Sophocles, Plato, Aristotle, through Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. On demand.
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• PSPS 3053: Political Philosophy II

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

  
  An introduction to such theoretical concerns of Western political science as sovereignty, rights, justice, property, liberty, and equality. This course emphasizes more contemporary philosophers, such as given in the works of Mill, Marx, and Nietzsche, through the twentieth century, to current arguments regarding liberty, equality, and fairness. On demand.
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• PSPS 3054: Contemporary Political Ideas

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

  
  Focuses upon contemporary perspectives in political and social thought with an emphasis on competing world views. On demand.
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• PSPS 3055: Philosophy of Law

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

  
  A study of law and legal reasoning with emphasis on the nature and sources of law, moral theory and its relation to law, definitions of rights and justice, and the nature of legal and moral obligation. Recommended for pre-law students.
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• PSPS 3110: Media and Politics

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

  
  A general overview of the media and American politics, with a focus on the role the media play in American politics, in mediating messages to the public, and in influencing political attitudes and political behavior. Rather, it serves as an introduction to the broad theme of political communication.
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• PSPS 3120: Political Parties and Primary Elections

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

  
  An examination of America’s two-party system, political machines, third parties, modern campaign techniques, electoral behavior, and election administration. On demand.
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• PSPS 3210: War and American Politics

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

  
  An assessment of war’s impact on domestic politics across the major conflicts in U.S. history, exploring the role of war in the growth of the American state; the tension between civil liberties and presidential power; domestic policy and social reform; civil-military relations; and the expression of popular culture.
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